Master of International Business / Master of International Relations
Course code/s: AMIBIR Melbourne.
Program Co-ordinator: Dr Nick Bisley, Politics Program
The era of globalisation increasingly requires people who wish to work in this area to have an understanding of the broader issues of politics, strategy, culture, law and international institutional frameworks as they impact on international business. This double Masters degree aims to provide students with an understanding of links between the major international business functions and the international political framework, while preparing them for a career in an international business environment.
Prerequisites
An Australian Bachelor's degree in humanities and social sciences or cognate field or approved international equivalent with at least a B grade average.
Course structure
Students complete 90 credit points from the Master of International Business and 90 credit points from the Master of International Relations.
- For the Master of International Business, students complete compulsory subjects and two electives.
- For the Master of International Relations, students complete two compulsory subjects along with 30 credit points in fifth-year electives.
Requirements for the Master of International Business
| Core subjects (15 credit point subjects) | Subject Codes |
|---|---|
| Available in both Semester 1 and 2 | |
| Human Resource Management in a Global Economy | IBU5HRM |
| International Business | IBU5IBE |
| International Marketing Management | IBU5MKG |
| Multinational Financial Management | IBU5MFN |
| Elective subjects | |
| Corporate Venturing | IBU5COV |
| Corporate Strategy | IBU5COR |
| Governance in a Globalising World | IBU5GW |
| International Economics and Trade | IBU5IEC |
| International Accounting and Taxation | IBU5IA |
| Business Research Methods | BUA5BRM |
Requirements for the Master of International Relations
Students complete:
- 60 credit points of core subjects - POL5SPW, students may take both, and
- 30 credit points of elective fifth-year subjects from List A below (Students who take all 3 core subjects will not be required to complete 30 credit points from List A)
Core subjects
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Contemporary International Relations (30 cps) | POL5CIR |
| and at least one of | ||
| TE-SEM-2 | Security in a Borderless World (30 cps) | POL5SPW |
| TE-SEM-2 | Globalisation and Governance (30 cps) | POL5GAG |
List A subjects
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| Summer | Australia’s International Health Relations (15 cps) | PHE5AHR |
| TE-SEM-1 | Globalisation to Localisation (30 cps) | POL5GTL |
| TE-SEM-1 | Transformations of Modern Europe: reason, power and identity (30 cps) | POL5RIP |
| TE-SEM-1 | Issues in International Studies and Development (15 cps) | POL5ISD |
| TE-SEM-2 | From Kabul to Cairo: Issues in the international politics of the Greater Middle East | POL5QAQ |
| TE-SEM-2 | International Health Policy (15 cps) | PHE5IPO |
| TE-SEM-2 | International Perspectives in Health Economics (15 cps) | PHE5IHE |
| TE-SEM-2 | International Relations of the Asia-Pacific (30 cps) | POL5CJI |
| TE-SEM-2 | International Relations Research Report (30 cps) | POL5REP |
| TE-SEM-2 | Human Security and Development (15 cps)1 | POL5HSD |
| TE-SEM-2 | Making Social Change Happen (15 cps) | POL5MSH |
| TE-SEM-2 | Transnational Media in Context (30 cps) | MST5TMC |
1 Not available in 2012.
* Students may take other fifth year level electives with the approval of the course coordinator.
Students wishing to find out more about this course should contact the Politics Program via email at politics@latrobe.edu.au or ph: 03) 9479 2728.